Wednesday January 1, 2014 (New Year’s Day)

Thursday January 2, 2014

1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC Moby Doll
It used to be that everyone believed whales were monsters. In 1964, the curator of the Vancouver Aquarium decided to kill a whale and study it in order to learn more about this fearsome creature. A whale was harpooned off British Columbia's west coast, but it did not die. Thus begins the tale of Moby Doll, the whale that changed the world.

Friday January 3, 2014

1:00 pm: Diane Rehm Special – Downton Abbey
Diane talks with members of the cast of Downton Abbey, which premiers Season 4 on Masterpiece Theater this Sunday evening, January 5, at 9 on MPBN Television.

Monday January 6, 2014

1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California Peter Baker, Senior White House Correspondent, The New York Times; Contributing Writer, The New York Times Magazine; Author, Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House
Baker’s new book Days of Fire narrates two presidential terms of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney marked by 9/11, Iraq, Katrina, jihad, nuclear proliferation, genocide, and economic collapse. Baker researched the book for five years and conducted interviews with more than 200 players – White House aides, cabinet secretaries, generals, senators and congressmen, relatives and friends of both men.

Tuesday January 7, 2014

1:00 pm: It’s Your World Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General,United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
While the civil war and resulting refugee crisis in Syria has grabbed headlines recently, a longer term refugee crisis continues. For over 60 years, Palestinian refugees have lived across the region. Many were seeking refuge in Syria and have been forced to move once again.

Wednesday January 8, 2014

1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California Sally Jewell - U.S. Secretary of Interior
Increasingly, corporations and public officials are starting to measure the economic impact of well-functioning ecosystems. For example, streams clean water and wetlands can buffer communities from storm surges. At the same time, the United States is experiencing an energy boom and domestic production of fossil fuels is rising as part of President Obama’s “all of the above” energy strategy.

Friday January 10, 2014

1:00 pm: Speaking In Maine Breakfast with Charlie
Charlie Colgan, Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine, delivering his recent 2014 economic forecast for Maine.

Monday January 13, 2014

1:00 pm: America Abroad Syria and the Responsibility to Protect
At the start of a new year, Syria remains in the grip of violent political upheaval, with no clear resolution in sight. The question of whether or how the US should intervene is now more urgent than ever.

Wednesday January 15, 2014

1:00 pm: IDEAS from the CBC Escaping the Holocaust
Millions of Jews died in the Holocaust, but very few from Denmark. Why? IDEAS investigates how Danish people - and certain Nazis - helped Denmark's Jews flee to safety.

Thursday January 16, 2014

1:00 pm: TED Radio Hour The Next Greatest Generation?
Whether you call them Millennials, Generation Y, or the Me Generation, one thing's for certain: this generation of young people will change the world. But how different is this hyper-connected generation from its predecessors? And what will be its legacy? In this hour, we hear from TED speakers searching to define themselves and their generation.

Friday January 17, 2014

1:00 pm: It’s Your World Author and journalist Alex Prud'homme discusses hydrofracking; he has produced a guide which weighs the evidence both for and against fracking
A little over a decade ago, hydrofracking was created. Fracking is the injection of pressurized water into shale to release trapped oil. Though it promises energy surplus, fracking comes with its own environmental costs.

Monday January 20, 2014

1:00 pm: It’s Your World The Emergence and Growth of China
Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director for the Center on US-China Relations at the Asia Society, and John Delury, Assistant Professor of East Asia Studies at Yonsei University, offer insights into how China’s past shaped its present, and what we might expect in the future.

Tuesday January 21, 2014

1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California The Age of Amazon and Twitter
Brad Stone, Senior Writer, Bloomberg Business Week; Author of The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, and Nick Bilton, Columnist, The New York Times; Author of Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship and Betrayal

Wednesday January 22, 2014

1:00 pm: It’s Your World Linda Robinson, Senior International Policy Analyst with the Rand Corporation, discusses America’s ‘new’ military.
The nature of warfare is changing. Over the past decade we have seen a dramatic increase in the use of Special Operations Forces; not just in short targeted missions, but in long-term missions meant to train and build local security forces around the world. These forces are highly skilled small teams that are more cost-effective, are able to keep a lower profile and can be deployed more strategically than traditional forces.

Thursday January 23, 2014

1:00 pm: TED Radio Hour Disruptive Leadership
Is leadership only reserved for the extraordinary few? Who has what it takes to disrupt the status quo? In this hour, TED speakers share ideas about what it takes to forge a new path.

Friday January 24, 2014

1:00 pm: Climate One Transition of Power
What can individuals do at the mall or in church to clean up the climate? Many consumers wonder if tossing eco-friendly items into the shopping cart really makes a difference or just makes us feel good. Cliimate One takes a close look.

Tuesday January 28, 2014

1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California Treating Trauma with....Ecstasy?
Could ecstasy effectively treat – maybe even cure – post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD)? Dr. Rockefeller says yes – or at least a very strong maybe. He says studies involving a small number of people with moderate to severe treatment-resistant PTSD found most subjects were improved after three treatments with medical-quality ecstasy.

Wednesday January 29, 2014

1:00 pm: It’s Your World Media correspondent for NPR News, David Folkenflik
Topic: Rupert Murdoch, one of the most influential media tycoons, head of News Corp which controls newspapers, television, broadcasting and cable outlets and publishing houses.

Thursday January 30, 2014

1:00 pm: Climate One Speaking Youth to Power
As global carbon emissions continue to rise, some young people are getting anxious about their inheritance. On this episode of Climate One, a discussion with students about creative initiatives they are involved with to advance the transition to a cleaner economy.

Friday January 31, 2014

1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast
Former Secretary of Defense, U.S. Rep. and U.S. Sen. William Cohen was the keynote speaker at the NAACP's 33rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast in Portland.